Quotes by Murdoch, Iris

Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anyth >>

But fantasy kills imagination, pornography is death to art. >>

Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end. >>

Quotations about Vanity

Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity th >>

What makes vanity so insufferable to us, is that it hurts our own. >>

The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere s >>

Possibly, more people kill themselves and others out of hurt vanity than out of envy, jealousy, malice or desire for revenge.

Murdoch, Iris